Dental Blogs

Diabetes Increases Risk For Gum Disease

Wellness

Diabetes is wreaking havoc on our country. It is estimated that nearly 30 million adults and children in the United States have diabetes and that another 86 million are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. This disease is also estimated to cost the United States $245 billion a year. With November being American Diabetes Awareness Month we thought it would be a good idea to highlight the often overlooked link between diabetes and gum disease.

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Key Facts You Should Know about Corrective Jaw Surgery

Oral Surgery

Corrective jaw surgery, aka orthognathic surgery, is used to correct abnormalities in your jaws that impact the function of your jaws and teeth. Jaw surgery addresses misalignment problems that orthodontics alone can’t fix. A dental evaluation by Dr. Nicolas Ravon from Nicolas A. Ravon, DDS, MSD, Beverly Hills, California, can determine if you’re a good candidate for jaw surgery treatment. Here’s what you should know about this procedure. 

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Announcing Metal-Free Zirconia Dental Implants

Restorative

Nicolas A. Ravon, DDS, MSD is proud to announce that we are offering metal-free zirconia dental implants for our patients. Although titanium dental implants remain a good choice for most people, these metal-free dental implants are crucial for people with titanium allergies or concerns about metal sensitivity. Metal-free dental implants are also ideal for anyone seeking the absolute best cosmetic dentistry results.

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Good Sleep Is Essential for Gum Health

Wellness

Sleep is vital to every part of your body, including your gums. If you are not getting the sleep you need, you are likely going to be at an increased risk for gum disease. If you want to keep your gums healthy, start by making sure you get a good night’s sleep every night.

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Signs It’s Time to Get a Smile Makeover

Cosmetic

If you’re unhappy with your smile, you’ve probably been considering a smile makeover for a while. But you might have been putting cosmetic dentistry off, thinking it wasn’t important or you could do it later. But sometimes cosmetic dentistry is important, so important that you can’t put it off another month, week, or even day. Here are some signs that you need to prioritize cosmetic dentistry and get that smile makeover.

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FDA Denies Snus Claims for Safer Tobacco Label

Wellness

Currently, all tobacco products are required to carry warning labels that describe the serious health risks related to their use. This includes both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Recently, Swedish Match attempted to use the Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) process to get these labels changed for eight different varieties of its smokeless tobacco, pre-portioned into small packets known as “snus.”

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Is Periodontal Disease Risk Genetic?

Wellness

All our lives we’ve been told that periodontal disease is related to how well we brush and floss. “Only floss the teeth you want to keep,” is a common dental truism, referring to the fact that periodontal disease is the most common cause of tooth loss in adults, and that flossing is supposed to protect against periodontal disease. Now, though, some research suggests that periodontal risk might be related to genetics. Does this mean that some people are susceptible to periodontal disease and some people are not, and that flossing doesn’t matter?

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